Tourmaline Oil (OTCMKTS:TRMLF – Get Free Report) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Tourmaline Oil to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.8% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Tourmaline Oil has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil’s competitors have a beta of -3.81, meaning that their average stock price is 481% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tourmaline Oil | $4.72 billion | $187.99 million | 63.01 |
| Tourmaline Oil Competitors | $251.39 billion | $5.53 billion | 2.11 |
Tourmaline Oil’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Tourmaline Oil. Tourmaline Oil is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Tourmaline Oil and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tourmaline Oil | 6.05% | 9.05% | 6.25% |
| Tourmaline Oil Competitors | -470.98% | 7.00% | 6.04% |
Dividends
Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Tourmaline Oil pays out 201.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.6% and pay out -114.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Tourmaline Oil and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tourmaline Oil | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.55 |
| Tourmaline Oil Competitors | 5844 | 26511 | 40050 | 2284 | 2.52 |
Tourmaline Oil presently has a consensus target price of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.27%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 30.30%. Given Tourmaline Oil’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than its competitors.
Summary
Tourmaline Oil beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Tourmaline Oil
Tourmaline Oil Corp. explores for and develops oil and natural gas properties in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The company holds interests in properties located in the Alberta Deep Basin, Northeast British Columbia Montney, and the Peace River High Triassic oil complex. Tourmaline Oil Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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